Growing Up Coy

Synopsis: In Colorado, an elementary school bans Coy, a six-year-old transgendered girl, from using the girl’s restroom. Coy’s parents decide to stand up for their daughter’s rights, but when their fight gains national media attention the spectacle that ensues threatens to tear their family apart. A topical film more than ever as every state is contending this civil rights issue, director Eric Juhola’s outstanding documentary brings a family forward to fight for their daughter’s rights, even if it means losing your own family and rights at the end of a long fought battle.